Free Unlisted Phone Number Search Details

Finding information about a telephone number that is unknown to you may become very important especially if you are being harassed by an unknown caller without any reason. You may also need to trace an unknown telephone number for the purpose of reporting a telemarketing scam or even locating a person who you believe to be a potential sex offender.

There are numerous ways in which you can discover the identity of the unknown callers such as by performing a reverse telephone number look up, searching through the search engines over the Internet or even getting in touch with your telephone service provider. But you may find it quite difficult to pinpoint an unknown caller if the telephone number is an unlisted phone number. While it may be more difficult to trace the subscriber of an unlisted phone number it is not absolutely impossible.

There are several ways to retrieve the identity of such unknown callers but not all the methods would be available for free. You may need to spend a nominal charge for using the services.

The various options that you may find useful includes using the popular search engines over the Internet, using the services of the paid phone directories, unlisted phone directories, social networking sites, using the services of a private investigator or simply contacting you telephone service provider.

Using Popular Search Engines

Many individuals inadvertently give away their unlisted phone numbers while registering with the various online communities or websites. In addition Internet advertising makes it mandatory that the individuals provide their contact details with the phone number being an important part of the contact details as well. When you register with a job portal you agree to share your phone numbers with a host of prospective employers. Thus these numbers usually become accessible and available to the others. 

When you key in the telephone number in the search option of any of the popular search engines you are likely to receive at least a few websites containing the telephone number. In this way you will be able to at least gather partial information about the particular subscriber of an unlisted phone number and even be able to discover the identity of the individual as well.

A useful method in this regard is the use of dots or dashes between the segments of the phone number. This may help to acquire the most number of websites containing the particular number that is of interest to you. This method also increases your chances of obtaining the desired result. You can also conduct your search by placing the phone numbers in quotes or without the quotes to broaden your search.

Going through all the websites can prove to be tedious or even prove to be futile so you should be patient and be prepared to find nothing at all or obtain a lot on information.

Using the Services of the Paid Directories

Using the services of the paid directories by paying a nominal fee can ensure that you can get hold of the information pertaining to an unlisted phone number such as identifying the owner of the number as well as other details about that individual a lot quicker than using the search engines for this purpose. 

This method requires that you submit the unlisted phone number to the directory services for processing. Once the administrators receive your request and verify the legitimacy of the request they can acquire the relevant details from among the various carriers that operate in that specific area. Usually the administrators request the various carriers to send their billing information. The billing information consists of the contact details of the subscribers. Once the carrier is convinced of the reason behind giving out the classified information it will provide a copy of the last month’s billing details. This will include the name as well as the residential address of the subscriber.

The total time required for this method varies. It is dependent on the particular telephone service provider or the carrier of the cell phone service provider.

Using the Unlisted Phone Number Directories

There are specific directories which maintain a list of the unlisted phone numbers. These telephone directories are generally available online. In fact there are numerous directories of unlisted numbers. These directories maintain a database that contains millions of the unlisted phone numbers.  But these services are not available for free. You need to pay a nominal charge that will enable you to learn about the details of the unlisted phone number.

The information provided by the unlisted phone number directories includes details such as the contact address, full name of the individual to whom the particular telephone number belongs to, information about the carrier of the cell phone service provider, other phones used by the subscriber, the type of the connection whether a cell phone or a landline phone as well as other public information including the criminal records (if any) of the individual.

You can begin your search by keying in the various segments of the unlisted phone number into the required fields. Once you have provided the details as required, the database will scan through all the available information including both the commercial as well as the residential phone numbers and provide you the result that matches with your request.  When the database comes up with a positive match it will also provide a small map of the location of the particular unlisted telephone number.

Contacting the Carrier

You can directly contact the carrier of the cell phone service provider or a telephone service provider to report a telemarketing scam or to identify an unknown caller who has been threatening you or your family members. You need to report to the local law enforcement agency about a crank call or a telephone threat.

When you approach the carrier of a phone service provider directly you need to send your request along with a subpoena because the carriers protect the privacy of their customers and do not divulge their identity or other personal details.  All major cell phone carriers and telephone service providers have a security as well as customer care division to assist its customers. You may not need a subpoena if you approach the security division or the customer care help desk of the carrier for assistance with tracing an unlisted phone number after you have filled out a preliminary report at your local police department.